Enid Marx
Marionette in Wedding Dress
Details
Artist
Enid Marx
Title
Marionette in Wedding Dress
Date
c 1940s
Medium
Oil on board
Reference
CVCSC:0255.338.F
Collection
Status
On Display
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings. These from the 1850s were from a private collection. They are in traditional costumes and illustrate an unusual mix of craft, drama and the grotesque, which Marx found captivating.
Enid Marx Marionette in Wedding Dress c 1940s © Compton Verney